A new @perplexity_ai blog post outlines a "vision for rebuilding TikTok in America," featuring a mix of AI search, short-form video and more transparency (i.e. an open-source "For You" algorithm. Seems like it's part of Perplexity's big pitch to merge with TikTok.
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Cerebras Named Fast Company’s Most Innovative AI Company 2025
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Cerebras Named One of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in AI for 2025! "Cerebras Systems’ technology is designed to reap the speed and efficiency benefits of putting a lot of computing power in one really big chip." Thank you @FastCompany for including us in this
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SpaceX First Mover Advantage Eroding Against Unified National Programs
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Nothing political here. SpaceX is a wonder but the head start is withering away, as with much first mover advantage. If you’re also realistic about it, will a small private entity be able to keep up with a country with a single unified plan/goal for 2050? China was excluded
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Kubient AI Startup Files Chapter 7 Bankruptcy After IPO
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Kubient raised more than $12.5 million in its IPO in August 2020, and more than $20 million in its secondary public offering in December 2020. “Now, Kubient is in Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings.” – @TheJusticeDept
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Building in Public: The Strategic Advantage for Tech Innovation
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When building in secret is the vibe, building in public is lowkey goated
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Affordable Open-Source Robots from Hugging Face Community
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Should we assemble affordable open-source robots @LeRobotHF @huggingface for the community. Would you buy them? At what price?
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Cursor AI builds own models with Hugging Face researcher
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Excited to see @cursor_ai starting to build models themselves with our own @srush_nlp. Was a treat to have Sasha with us @huggingface for five years!
— clem 🤗 (@ClementDelangue) 20 mars 2025
As we've been saying for years, all AI companies will end up building their own models – based on open-source – instead of… https://t.co/wF9GB2tRnYExcited to see @cursor_ai starting to build models themselves with our own @srush_nlp
. Was a treat to have Sasha with us @huggingface for five years! As we've been saying for years, all AI companies will end up building their own models – based on open-source – instead of -
Cofounder Collaboration Over Competition Drives Success
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It’s the beauty of our cofounder relationship we are not competitive but collaborative
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AI21 Labs Discusses Reasoning Models and AI Planning Systems at GTC
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Today at @nvidia GTC! Join AI21 Labs’ co-founder and co-CEO @origoshen as he takes the stage to discuss the transition from reasoning models to AI planning systems. If you’re attending, let us know in the comments!
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01.AI Builds Windows System to Complement DeepSeek Kernel
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DeepSeek is becoming a Windows kernel demanded by businesses, but https://t.co/ylJtTsF7S6 is aspired to build the Windows system and interface to ignite it. Check out more on: https://t.co/IBRt3Hwgaw
— Kai-Fu Lee (@kaifulee) 20 mars 2025
Thanks @BloombergTV @DavidInglesTV and @BelleDroulers for the insightful… https://t.co/yrAREwr8NEDeepSeek is becoming a Windows kernel demanded by businesses, but 01.AI is aspired to build the Windows system and interface to ignite it. Check out more on: b.01.ai Thanks @BloombergTV @DavidInglesTV and @BelleDroulers for the insightful interview. David Ingles (@DavidInglesTV) "Is OpenAI's model even sustainable?" The China moment that sparked the sudden shift in AI economics and where the value add now lies for investors and innovators — https://nitter.net/DavidInglesTV/status/1902595690515312693#m
